Proceedings of the Nutrition Society Volume 71, Issue 4 November 2012, pp. 478-487 Hans-Rudolf Berthoud (a1) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0029665112000602 Published online: 17 July 2012 Abstract The objective of this non-systematic review of the literature is to highlight some of the neural systems and pathways that are affected by the various intake-promoting aspects of the modern food environment […]
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Biol Psychiatry. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2014 May 1. Published in final edited form as: Biol Psychiatry. 2013 May 1; 73(9): 877–886. Published online 2013 Feb 23. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.01.014 PMCID: PMC3686098 NIHMSID: NIHMS466498 Iris M. Balodis, Hedy Kober, Patrick D. Worhunsky, Marney A. White, Michael C. Stevens, Godfrey D. Pearlson, Rajita Sinha, Carlos M. […]
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Men as young as 20 have erectile dysfunction, desensitised by their use of porn, which can easily become an addiction, says Gwen Loughman THE dark side of the internet is pornography. “Pornography has become very much an epidemic in our society,” says Nuala Deering, relationship and psychosexual therapist with Relationships Ireland. “We are not addressing it […]
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Tuesday, January 17, 2017. Link to article Men as young as 20 have erectile dysfunction, desensitised by their use of porn, which can easily become an addiction, says Gwen Loughman THE dark side of the internet is pornography. “Pornography has become very much an epidemic in our society,” says Nuala Deering, relationship and psychosexual therapist with […]
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Health Psychol Open. 2016 Jan; 3(1): 2055102916636907. Published online 2016 Mar 28. doi: 10.1177/2055102916636907 PMCID: PMC5193275 David F Marks1 Abstract When eating control is overridden by hedonic reward, a condition of obesity dyshomeostasis occurs. Appetitive hedonic reward is a natural response to an obesogenic environment containing endemic stress and easily accessible and palatable high-energy foods […]
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Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior Volume 153, February 2017, Pages 182–190 Peter J. Rogers, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pbb.2017.01.001 Highlights Neurobehavioral similarities between appetites for drugs and foods are to be expected. Drugs of abuse have more potent effects than do foods. Everyday excessive eating is not well characterised as food addiction. Recurrent overconsumption of energy dense foods better explains […]
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I can say that it’s the first time, from when I was 14th to have so long time without porn and masturbation, and I am proud of it! It’s a big lifestyle change, and without the discovery of this site I couldn’t be able to manage this big step in my life. The process of […]
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Today I received the best Christmas gift of my life. And I gave it to myself: 120 days without PMO. I had many ups und downs and I will continue to have them. But the good days are more often and I can deal with the bad days better than ever before in my life. […]
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Annu Rev Nutr. 2016 Jul 17;36:105-28. doi: 10.1146/annurev-nutr-071715-050909. Carter A1,2, Hendrikse J1, Lee N3, Yücel M1, Verdejo-Garcia A1, Andrews Z4, Hall W2,5. Abstract There is a growing view that certain foods, particularly those high in refined sugars and fats, are addictive and that some forms of obesity can usefully be treated as a food addiction. […]
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Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2012 May;69(5):529-37. doi: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.1586. Grosshans M1, Vollmert C, Vollstädt-Klein S, Tost H, Leber S, Bach P, Bühler M, von der Goltz C, Mutschler J, Loeber S, Hermann D, Wiedemann K, Meyer-Lindenberg A, Kiefer F. Abstract CONTEXT: Overlapping neurobiological pathways between obesity and addiction disorders are currently in discussion. Whereas the hypothalamic regulation […]
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